And the belated punchline to this story: there's a clip show from 2007, "Unique Antiques"... and in that one there I am standing in the Clocks&Watches line in a background shot of a segment on a piece of hideous folk-art. So. I told you I Did That, man.

[edit, a few days later: Never mind, the episode's on the OnDemand thing today and rewinding it, I can't be positive about the ID. Dammit. {goes off to sulk again}]